Time Travel: Pure Foods Thanksgiving Ad from 1970 and a Decades Rewind to Strawberry Festival Parade
By Dick Duez on February 04, 2024 from History Blog
Prices sure have changed since this Thanksgiving Dinner advertisement ran for Pure Food Key Markets decades ago. The advertisment was included in the Bridgeport Spotlight newspaper and is dated Nov. 19, 1970.
The exact year of this photo is unknown, but it is from Buckhannon's famous Strawberry Festival Parade. The pictures shows "Queen Jane and Her Court." If anyone knows who the queen is or has information about the date of this photo or anything else, add them to the comment section below.
Editor's Note: This ongoing photo feature of pictures from Bridgeport and throughout the Mountain State is part of local historian Richard "Dick" Duez's collection, the unofficial historian of Bridgeport, would appreciate any scanned photos emailed to him for use here or to include in his ongoing efforts to preserve local history. You can email photos, or let him know how to acquire copies of photos you may have in your possession, to Duez at dickdo@citynet.net.
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